Back to the Battlefield: The Veteran Heroes Return to the Fray! Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 2] by Kiraku Kishima

Author:Kiraku Kishima
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 2: Hero Summons!

Within three days after the newly formed demon army’s attack, Alan and Rosetta were at the royal palace.

This corridor brings back memories, Alan thought as he walked through a hallway adorned with decorations that were plain, yet full of solemn history.

The kingdom Alan lived in was officially one of the seven great human kingdoms, the First Kingdom of Whitehyde, also known as the White Empire. As it was called an empire, it was a kingdom of powerful authority, and the only one among the seven with a sovereign who was allowed the title of emperor. Whether because of their three-hundred-year war with the demons or their own internal struggles, the other kingdoms constantly saw entire royal lines go extinct or fully change their members. Whitehyde was the only one that still had direct descendants of the same lineage for over two thousand years.

It was in Whitehyde that one could find the location of humanity’s greatest symbol of authority: this very royal palace.

“Even with my rank as knight commander, the royal palace isn’t somewhere I can just drop in at a moment’s notice,” Alan explained to Rosetta. “But this is a state of emergency, and I’m also old friends with her, so I was granted permission.”

“Is that so?” Rosetta asked Alan as she walked by his side.

“Yeah. If anyone could get an audience with the highest authority of humanity at any time, wouldn’t it lose its significance?”

Authority and influence were two different things. Unlike influence, which was tangible governing power based on actual military or economic might, authority held more symbolic implications.

“I see... It’s true that despite living in this kingdom for a long time, I have only seen Her Imperial Majesty’s face a few times, and it was only from far away during her speech in the end-of-year ceremony.”

“So, what was your impression of her at the time?

“My impression?”

Rosetta placed a hand on her chin and dug through her memory, back to that time.

“She was incredibly beautiful.”

The kingdom’s current ruler was a woman. Despite her age of thirty-six years, only seven years younger than Alan, she was still known as an unparalleled beauty among the seven great human kingdoms.

“Above all else, the way she spoke and held herself were so very dignified. I remember thinking that’s what an empress should be like.”

“Dignity, huh? I wish I could have some too,” Alan muttered.

As he was a commander, Alan endeavored to earn his subordinates’ respect, but all they did for the past ten years was look down on him. In part, the issue was that newer recruits grew up never experiencing the war he had ended, so they found no reason to respect him. He also remembered one of his comrades in arms telling him, “You’re a softie and listen to your subordinates too much. That’s why they underestimate you.”

“Even without dignity, I think you’re a cool and admirable person, Master Alan.”

“Am I, now? Thank you for your kind words.”

The fact that she didn’t deny Alan’s lack of dignity was a testament to Rosetta’s honesty.

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